In a fortnight where new names and fresh faces have taken over the conversation -- Joao Fonseca, Jakub Mensik and Learner Tien -- to name a few, 21-year-old Carlos Alcaraz reminded the tennis world he was only a couple of years older than the ‘next generation’ of talents everyone is talking about.
Alcaraz, the third-seeded Spaniard, playing on Rod Laver Arena for the first time in this edition of the tournament, flaunted staggering range as he moved past Nuno Borges 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2 to claim a spot in the fourth-round of the Australian Open.
